The Gays and Tennis, Part 185 - To Wimbledon

Gracias Y Grazie

WHAT A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH THIS HAS BECOME!!!

Vamos, Carlitos!!

Sinner is deteriorating

Alcaraz breaks!

[quote] Sinner is deteriorating

That sometimes happens to me mid match.

Eet hurts so mush!

R5, and finally gets a drop shot over the net!

oh god, Sinner is cooked

I was certain, after the first two sets and a few games into the third, that Sinner would win in three.

Quelqu'un a dit "coked"?

Sure, Christine Marie R10

This is the game Sinner's got to have.

Carlos' team must have promised him a wild night in Sitges if he wins.

R14 = She-Hulk

Carlitos now throwing in cunty drop shots.

strategic would be my choice of words ....

Cunting is a strategy

A sign of life from Sinner!

sir, we have a pulse

I'm looking forward to seeing these two play for years. Dare I say it: are they the new Big Two?

I love Juan-Carlos' 'you idiot' stares

OH. MY. GOD. 2.0.

I'm glad Carlitos doesn't pick his ass.

Some dumb asses are chanting "U-S-A".

Carlitos is NOT currently serving for the match

Concentrate, not dissipate.

[quote] Carlitos is NOT currently serving for the match

I told you THEN so I don't have to tell you NOW.

But he is NOW... as the match clock hits 5 hours

0-30...

uh oh

15-40

This is insane. I can't sit down.

Awesome match.

OH. MY. GOD. 3.0.

I'm supposed to be prepping for a job interview tomorrow. Fuck you, fellas!

Longest men's final in Roland Garros history

It ain't over til the fat lady sings!!!

[quote] It ain't over til the fat lady sings!!!

I'm not in the doubles.

Marion Bartoli is waiting in the wings.

Carlitos' mother is beautiful.

I can't get over how great this final is.

I mean, they both want to win this.

30-30

40-40

UNREAL.

I'm so happy I was able to elevate these two players to this level by allowing them to be in my presence.

Recency bias perhaps, but this has to be the greatest tennis match I've ever seen.

Sinner he is clay specialist?

Right there with you, r47.

I would not have said that during the first or second sets. I thought Sinner was going to win in three.

Both are in God-mode

Has either of them had a bathroom break??????

R51 = Citybus

Alcaraz has entered God+ mode!

Sinner's shitting the bed!

Practicing my scales!

"Mi mi mi mi mi mi...."

I'm almost crying!

And to think Alcaraz was a point away from losing the match on his own serve.

r56 MARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A final FOR THE AGES

r57 THREE points away

OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDD

WHAT A WAY TO WIN

That is not the outcome I wanted, but it was undeniably a hell of a match. I’m always rooting for Sinner knowing all the adversity he must have faced growing up white in Italy.

[quote] I'm almost crying!

He had tears in his eyes on one of his serves at around 7-0.

Legendary. One of the greatest matches ever.

Is Sinner good on grass? Could he win Wimbledon? I hope so.

¡Gracias!

Number 2s were BOTH victorious at RG!! How great is that! What a final; both of them!

R65 name all the former champions in the Wimbledon draw, and ye shall know thy answer.

Grand Slam?

Fifth major at 22.

Denny’s?

VICTORY BULGE!

While we have noted Alcaraz's black neck mole previously, we have not often commented on Sinner's large, red cheek mole.

The best match I had seen was Wawrinka defeating Djokovic in the 2014 Aus Open, but that was better. I've never seen two more determined players.

To come back from 2 sets down, 3 match points down... Alcaraz is an absolute beast.

[quote] To come back from 2 sets down, 3 match points down

And to keep on trying and raising one's level - many would not have done that against anyone much less against Sinner.

R73 You're very boring.

Aryna, now this is what you're supposed to say when you lose.

Bartoli is huge

Jannik Noah!

Thankfully Nike let Carlos get out of that clown shirt for the trophy presentation

Brown won!

Mauresmo is quite good looking for a big ol' lez.

Carlitos manspreading proudly sitting on the podium with the trophy. This is why they love you!

When Wimbleton start?

Barfing into the trophy?

Ca ne se fait pas, ici!

Amazing match

Impressive, R70.

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

Is this where we talk about cinch Championships? Oops - HSBC Championships.

How old is Sinner?

Ajá claro, Petey/R88--at my exact age you had 3 Slams vs. my 5.

23, r91.

He is 23.

Damn, he looks somewhat older.

Thanks, R94.

19 to go, young Catholic heathen.

I thought the term was Papist??

How much dinero do they get?

"I'm looking forward to seeing these two play for years. Dare I say it: are they the new Big Two?"

TNT has dubbed them the "New Two." I don't suspect it will catch on.

€2,550,000.

Sinner's mom looks like post-children Kim Clijsters.

Since when is TNT Sports a thing??

😯

Gracias, R100.

Since this year for the French Open. NBC lost their rights last year.

We are over 1/6th of the way to a new thread.

umm since the NBA started airing all their important games there decades ago

100 is one-sixth of 600

Funny isn’t it? At the U.S. Open, they make a big deal of the check presentation.

Says a lot about the respective cultures.

What in the world happened to Patrick McEnroe‘s hair?

It was a big no, but in ways that seem avoidable. A comb may have helped.

Skinner too scrawny…he need more definition, and better core.

R109 his hair went Trumpy!

Sinner fascinates me; he has no personality but wants it so bad. So the tennis has a quality that he doesn't appear to have. I know this is typical for athletes, but there's such a stark contrast to Carlos, where the tennis and the person are more aligned--or expressed, perhaps.

Sampras was sort of the same way -amazing game, little personality, but unlike Sinner I don't think he "want[ed] it so bad."

R112, Alcaraz, though, brings Sinner out of his shell. Normally he’s “consistent” in the worst sense: you’re never surprised. Against Alcaraz he can come up with some very creative and startling shots.

Alcaraz is just lucky that Sinner didn’t lose to Djokovic because Djokovic would likely have beaten him.

Good point r112

Compared to a lot of topsy-turvy finals…you sensed the mood shifts strictly by the shots…the “emotional” part of the game was nowhere on the same level of display for such a big match. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Sampras was a killer and all he cared about was winning Wimbledon and being number one in the world.

that's fascinating, R116, and well put. We sensed the mood of the match by the shots, and less on the expression of the players - is that what you meant? Carlos had some Vamoses, but typically very little from Sinner.

Couldn't do it without the drugs lololol

well, mentally Carlos held it together...he hasn't in the past.

I hope carlos can use some of that 2.9 million dollars check to get a dental cleaning...

Sinner doesn't have a big personality on court and never cups his ear or shouts a huge "come on" or anything. But he's not THAT dead. He certainly reacts at big moments - even if it just his little racket shake or fist to his box.

He’s really really, nearly dead—no Wessonality.

I’m definitely team Carlos but I have to say, it’s hard to ever feel bad about a loss to Sinner.

He is ridiculously talented and has clearly worked his ass off. And he is polite and humble.

Neither speaks a lick of French—do better.

[quote]S. Williams

Je veux remercier Jéhovah Dieu

What did i say???

Told you Carlos and Coco would win it all.

R56. I was on the verge of tears and had to check myself

[quote]Is this where we talk about cinch Championships? Oops - HSBC Championships

Queen's Club in London now has the Andy Murray Arena

I did not recognize Mme Henin at the tropy presentation.

What's the next tournament

How come Hingis never gets to hand out any trophies?

It seems like Chris and Martina have monopolized this duty.

's-Hertogenbosch (Rosmalen Grass Court Championships) and Stuttgart (BOSS Open) start tomorrow.

[quote]I did not recognize Mme Henin at the tropy presentation

Justine recently turned 43

[quote] How come Hingis never gets to hand out any trophies?

FKA Hingis has transitioned and is now actively competing in the ATP as Holger Rune. Don't deadname him.

Justine looks much more feminine as she ages. The open stance cock out walk always gave me lez vibrations.

I was CONVINCED Sinner had it in the bag.

Never give up, folks!

American Colton Smith, who lost the final at the inaugural ATP Birmingham challenger today against Virtanen, looks very trashy.

Colton Smith:

[quote] God is good

He was just quoting Serena, R139.

Smith's opponent, Virtanen, is in contrast quite cute.

Is Colton MAGA?

Seems ironic that Sinner lost in that fashion after his inclusion in the tournament was a controversial decision. It's like the tennis gods got their own back.

Horrible Hingis presenting? Might as well throw Nastase, Kyrgios and Spirlea into that spectacle.

Hingis won the Australian Open, the US Open and Wimbledon so she should be asked on occasion to present the trophies at the Aus and US Opens but so far she has been denied this honor.

[quote] and Spirlea

Yannick Noah is a very handsome older man. He looks much better than when he was young. I didn't like his hair when he played.

Irina was mean cold bitch and had the hard Euro look to back up it up

"Seems ironic that Sinner lost in that fashion after his inclusion in the tournament was a controversial decision. It's like the tennis gods got their own back."

But it wasn't controversial. The drug enforcement body made its decision, he served his ban, and he returned and had a ranking high enough for direct entry. Some people don't like it, but it's really not broadly seen as controversial.

"Yannick Noah is a very handsome older man. He looks much better than when he was young. I didn't like his hair when he played. "

Matters which version of young. He was quite handsome/hot in some incarnations.

Sinner looked absolutley shell shocked.

I always believed both Coco and Carlos would win even when they were down in their respective matches.

Never give up

I think that the crowd played a big role here. They absolutely insisted that Alcaraz keep fighting.

Hingis was and is a noxious cunt. I can't imagine anyone wants her presenting anything.

[quote] I think that the crowd played a big role here.

Crowd?

Mauresmo is more than half a man these days.

Mauresmo has aged beautifully

R150 When the decision was made to allow him to play this tournament and serve such a short ban there was a lot of commentary and in the words of Djokovic "The majority of the players feel like there is favouritism happening. It seems like it appears that you can almost affect the outcome if you are a top player, if you have access to the top lawyers and whatnot."

Nick Kyrgios said "So WADA come out and say it would be a 1-2 year ban. Obviously Sinner's team have done everything in their power to just go ahead and take a 3 month ban, no titles lost, no prize money lost. Guilty or not? Sad day for tennis. Fairness in tennis does not exist." In a separate post, he added: "I know a lot of players that are feeling the same way at the moment. "So he was found guilty - hence the ban. But didn't get stripped of anything and can play the French. Sad sad sad day."

She-Hulk trying to makes amends for her post-match comments. See Instagram stories.

I love Il Gingio. That is all.

R112 There's a reason they're calling him a robot. He has no personality and his game is boring too. Yes, he plays amazing tennis, but it's almost too perfect. Alcaraz's game has more flare. It's more fun to watch. That's my opinion anyway.

The funniest thing I saw was when a Sinner fan commented that Alcaraz plays more exciting tennis.

Carlos plays with passion and displays it on court. You'll never see the crowd chanting Jannik's name like they did for Carlos yesterday. He doesn't build a connection with them.

Carlos is great for the popularity of tennis as a sport because he's genuine, What You See Is What You Get, quite exuberant, incredibly athletic, knows how to work a crowd, astonishingly gracious in defeat and, hum, bulging. Where "bulging" is the operative word around here...

Sinner is none of those things and he does come off quite robotic out there. But the greatest rivalries in tennis have always been based on opposite characters (Martina the Fire Vs. Chris the Ice maiden for instance), and I think that the opposition between these two will help tennis popularity with most people relating to and supporting the more human one, Carlos, against the flat-affect one with his unrivaled level of tennis skills.

Men's tennis is very lucky to have had the Big 4, the Big 3, the Big 2, a couple of years of transition and what now looks like a new Big 2. I couldn't say so much about women's tennis, even though, yes, Ben & Courtney, it really keeps us all year long on the edge of our seat!

R165. Having watched tennis for many years, there are very few tennis players as charming and endearing as Carlos (Guga, Dimitrov, LaMonf...) but no one combines that exciting tennis with wins. The Big three, on court, were rarely smiling, they were down to business. Carlos is something totally different that we have never seen. I think his first USOPEN was won on personality alone. He charmed us all. And, yes, he is stacked and that bulge is mesmerizing. If they can get all that hair, that face, teeth working soon....world beware.

R163 whats so funny about that?

[quote] Yes, he plays amazing tennis, but it's almost too perfect.

They said the same about Fed.

He had more sizzle to his Swiss steak.

Sinner needs some work—he’s too northern Italian for his own good right now. A bit of Wienerschnitzel wouldn’t hurt. :)

I posted this in the wrong (abandoned) thread:

At ‘s-Hertogenbosch V. Cootermetova defeats sister P. Cootermetova 6-3 6-3.

Great match, great sportsmen, huge young talents, equal to the Big 3.. Sinner is a quiet and very humble guy. Carlos is also very humble and nice- and glows. His game and racket talent when in top gear is awesome. I like them both- but can’t help liking Carlito more.

sinner is a cheater...what's to like?

Sinner's post match comments made me really like him. Sure, he's not the most gregarious guy. But he's soft spoken, funny, clearly intelligent and humble.

I tend to like those qualities.

He didn’t speak fluent Italian until he was 12–English is his third language.

Iga is #7 in WTA rankings.....love to see it

Sab better watch out Coco is coming for that #1 spot at 8k+ points and counting

Quinwen says she is only 22?? Nope, Don't beleive it

And the mighty pao pao is 29?!?! She doesnt look a day over 25

Is this where we talk aboit the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships?

Mark Lajal from Estonia. His hair is freaky, but he’s otherwise cute.

More Lajal hair.

With hair covered (thank goodness).

Nope

R17 Thanks so much for sharing your thoughtful and nuanced position with all of us.

^ R172

His teeth are fine. Please no more identical veneer smiles. Everyone needs to stop messing with their real teeth it’s crazy. Also there’s no such thing as a “third language” it’s first language and all others are second.

He was fluent only in German until adolescence. He then became fluent in Italian. Only later did he become proficient in English. By my count, that's a first, second and— then—third language.

R187 your first language leaned is your first language. And all languages that come after are secondary to that, second languages. You can speak more than two obviously but they’re all described as second languages.

She-Hulk is now in Mykonos based on her Instagram stories.

R188 in your head, yes. Where else?

r187, so what? many of these european players speak at least 3 languages.

Sinner's dad was too busy with work to go...

"My dad was not here because he was working today," Sinner, who hails from a German-speaking Alpine region in northern Italy told a press conference. "Nothing of our success changes in the family." His father works as a chef in the mountains.

Sinner had a full box for support, with his team of coaches as well as his mother, who was seen welling up and being extremely nervous as her son wasted three match points in the fourth set. "It was nice to see my mom here. And yeah, I guess my dad, he was watching on TV - if he finished work. It's okay."

R192 don’t bitch at me talk to to the pendant at r186

r191^^

[quote] who hails from a German-speaking Alpine region in northern Italy

Is Italian the second language in the region?

R193 was pendant on purpose? If so 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 on the trolling.

Pedant

R195 Ja!

So you tagged the wrong person and made an unfortunate typo. Oof.

Sparami!

Sinner's fourth language is the language of love. He is Italian after all!

Big Sab will win Wimbledon

Somebody got to make the crepes!

J. Garland lost at 's-Hertogenbosch. Was it the pills?

Post RG heroics, Carlitos letting it all hang out in Ibiza.

No girls allowed...

EE-bee-thah

From my point of view, nobody should be in a relationship before age 25. Hang tough and live your life in Ibiza Carlitos! He's probably chilling on a yacht with his bros through the day and heading on to the island in the evening. Best way to do Ibiza.

Do we think Carlitos is a) gay and living it up, b) gay and afraid to act on it, c) straight and just avoiding complications, d) straight and fucking everything that moves, e) something else? I watched the Netflix documentaries and the only woman in sight was his mama, and otherwise surrounded by handsome, fit men...

R208 I think he is sexually fluid, mostly straight but will fuck around with men from time to time. Basically a Kinsey 1 or 2. Seems like he has daddy issues, he seems very into his coach Ferrero.

Look at this hug with Ferrero. They seem very close. I know Ferrero is straight, but it might be Carlos has an unrequited crush, or Ferrero is a Kinsey 1 too.

ee-BEE-tha

se dice así

Actually, the island natives pronounce it "Ee-vee-sa"

R211, see R206.

Actually, it appears that "Eivissa' is pronounced ay-VEES-uh in Catalan.

R214, see r212.

Silly Americans so confused about sexuality that a picture of a guy hanging out with his friends can't be interpreted as anything but homosexuality.

wow, a lot of wishful thinking...lol

he doesn't ping at all to me.

Carlos is probably straight...

But most guys his age are fucking like rabbits, he's must have whores on the side.

"Silly Americans so confused about sexuality that a picture of a guy hanging out with his friends can't be interpreted as anything but homosexuality."

I don't think the majority of posters are really interpreting it that way. It's more fantasy fan fic than really thinking he's actually gay.

Orgullo Español!

(Spanish (Gay) Pride!)

R215, it's ay, not ee

ay-Vee-suh

Catlos is not gay . The 2 Carloses are not having an affair. Stop with the nonsense

ee-bee-thah

Eye-Beef-Uh

"LOOK AT ME YOU LITTLE PIG!"

Fabio is letting it all out during his farewell tour.

Is Fabio related to my, how do you say, husband?

Fabio has to be mentally ill. How does 2015 US Open winner Flavia put up with him?

The sex must be amazing.

Novax must be disappointed that wasn't a player in likely what will be one of the forever referenced matches in recent tennis history; the Alcaraz/Sinner Roland Garros 2025 Final. Even as the runner-up, Sinner, along with Champion Alcaraz, treated both their peers and spectators to an unprecedented match level not soon forgotten. Even if Novax gets an easy draw and eeks out another major, I say his career has sailed.

At 38, with 24 grand slams and maybe one more plus Olympic gold, does it really matter if his career has sailed at this point, r228? It's still probably the most successful tennis career ever.

Novak has been in many stunning matches himself and is also gracious to the crowds and his competitors.

Stop pretending like the Olympics means anything for tennis.

[quote] is also gracious to the crowds and his competitors.

Evidence of the existence of a parallel universe.

[quote] Stop pretending like the Olympics means anything for tennis.

Puig!

[quote] Novak has been in many stunning matches himself and is also gracious to the crowds and his competitors!

[quote] Novak has been in many stunning matches and is also ingratiating himself to the crowds and his competitors.

It's almost as though the last few posters have never watched Novak play.

Oh, ok then, r230. Let's forget Novak's Olympic gold. How about his 24 grand slams?

Hi R236, his 24 Slams make him the greatest player of all time, and by some distance.

Our new pineapple-coiffed Estonian friend, Mark Lajal, displaying some quite remarkable quads on his way to victory over our other (and much nicer) Serbian friend, Laslo Djere, in s'Hertogenbosch,

Dear Novak, come back and talk about your GOATitude after you’ve won two calendar slams.

Lajal reminds me of Akbar and Jeff.

Regardless of where Novaxx falls finally in the GOAT mix, his Jekyll is exceeded by his Hyde.

I thought there was some seriously interesting body language during the post-match Alcaraz/Ferrero clinch. Watch how Carlos goes to put his hand on JC's head then lets his arm drop awkwardly, as if he became aware of the intimacy of the gesture and bailed on it. It made me think that Carlos knows there's speculation about their closeness, regardless of whether or not anything is going on. (I mean, I doubt they're doing it but I certainly don't mind the mental picture.)

Sorry the clinch is mid-clip but the other options I found were from the opposite angle where the move is less visible.

ZsaZsa through to the Quarters in 's-Hertogenbosch, after a good win over A-Pop.

In Suttgart, German 17-year old Wunderkind , Justin Engel, steamrolls over Michelsen in straight sets - his forehand got a 9.9 rating in the second set. Fonseca who?

Do you want the good news or the bad news?

I think that whoever said that Jannik's mom was Kim Clijsters is on to something. I think her comeback 2,0 failed because she hated the idea of having to play concurrently and was therefore unable to attend her son's matches. Of course being fat as a cow didn't help either. Jannik had better watch his diet or he's soon going to pork out like Mutti. I'm sure he calls her Moooh-tti now.

The Sinners' fans are full of vitriol. I was not expecting that. If you go to Italian tennis tweeter, the vitriol levels are through the roof. Almost as deranged as Novaxx fans at his worst.

R245 The Sinner fans have always been annoying.

[quote]Regardless of where Novaxx falls finally in the GOAT mix, his Jekyll is exceeded by his Hyde.

This.

No-one bit.

The Bad News: Lovely Lore has pulled out of Queens next week - precautionary: to ensure he's fully recovered from the injury he picked up in the RG semi against Carlitos.

The Good News: Comely Camilo takes his spot in the draw.

[quote]Lore has pulled out of Queen's next week

Defending champion Tommy has as well

Poor Tommy - that wipes out all the points he gained from RG. I blame the PP.

Why is the girlfriend in the shot?

R251 Even Kristi Noem's goons couldn't have prevented that PP from being in the shot...

How bad is your gaydar to think that Carlos and his coach are having an affair?!?!?

Novaxx had it coming.

I think he is taking it all in stride though. Acknowledges that father time is coming for him

Quinwen #1 seed at the London Open survives a scare. Can't stand her.

Sinner will win Wimbledon this year. Sablenka too.

Are people honestly questioning Novak's GOAT-hood? I NEVER liked him and always rooted against him. I WISH Nadal or Fed or someone else could be GOAT. But, like it or not, Novak is the GOAT by multiple measures.

[quote] I WISH Nadal or Fed or someone else could be GOAT.

I am GOAT.

You're not Margaret. The only reason you're even in the conversation is that people were so freaked out when Serena, a black woman, got close, and SOME people (though far from all) promoted Serena as GOAT. Pre-Serena, you were always put below Graf, Evert, and Navratilova. And you're STILL below them AND Serena. Plus, you're a homophobic cunt.

Giron of the Great Ass giving the public what it wants.

R260 that’s some major revisionist history.

Medvedev just served three double faults in a tie-break to crash out to The Yeti (Opelka). Dude is seriously falling apart!

Danii’s career is pretty much done.

Up next: ZsaZsa vs. the Pineapple

R266 Blond-on-blond violence. I'm up for it!

Each will have their own opinion of GOAT, based on values and metrics that are important to them. Its obvious that Djokovic recognized his own deficiencies in some of the softer metrics, which likely contributed to his maniacal fight to 'win more titles than the other two'. Okay, you got that metric, but not everyone is going to use that specific criteria to decide for themselves who there GOAT is. I do have some empathy for Djokovic in that he he wants to have all the metrics, including the Federer/Nadal adoration, but for the most part hasn't, so far, been able to make that work out. perhaps it will come on his retirement though.

My cooter lost, y’all!

Djokovic lost the thread way before he was in contention for GOAT. It's not rocket science. If you want the same kind of adulation given to Nadal and Federer, then don't act like an asylum escapee on court and in your megalomaniacal quest for Slams, don't try to weasel your way out of things like, oh....I don't know...the law?

Look what LTA posted lol. First pic!

ZsaZasa tops The Pineapple in The Battle of The Blonds

Does Bottle Blond count?

Camilo needs to mount me and experiment any way he pleases but only if he promises to be a tender, thoughtful and gentle lover.

Our favourite maybe-gay dubs pairing - Doumbia/Reboul - JUST CANNOT KEEP THEIR SHIRTS ON!

Zsa Zsa's kit needs more fur and diamonds.

's-Hertogenbosch

Diallo team or Humbert Humbert team?

Sasquatch team or ZaSu Pitts team?

Stuttgart

FAA team or Daddy Fritz team?

RFC team or Mopsy team?

A couple of good matches today! I hope Felix wins.

Mopsy Team

Boss Daddy Team

Lets Go Diallo! He is the very poor man's FAA

RFC advances, so it's a RFC vs. Daddy Fritz final at BOSS Open.

In the heat I'm surprised RFC isn't wearing a wifebeater.

RFC is Daddy's bitch

Glad Shelton lost

Are there any yellows competing in the grass court season?

I's in Germuhny! Enjoy my blonde leg hairz, gays!

It will be ZsaZsa Vs Diallo in the final in 's-Hertogenbosch - both virgin finalists, I believe.

Well... Felix failed but at least Diallo won!

Enough with the mixed-race Canadians

Nice to see that Diallo's got some grit. From a Canadian supporter's perspective, both Shapo and FAA seem to have settled in to being mediocre tour 'participants', which is sad. I had higher hopes for each of them. I do hope they will make me eat my words, but it would surpise me.

Our only current active gay male player, Joao Reis Da Silva, is having a mini moment.

He's through to the final of the Challenger in Santa Fé, and moves up to 285 in the Live rankings - more than 100 places since the start of the year.

...and he won his semi-final in some style; hitting a volleyed drop-shot that bounced back over his side of the net to seal the win.

Is Shapo a mixed-race Canadian?

No, but Diallo and FAA are.

Team Zsa Zsa dahlings!

Zsa Zsa team, dahlings!

Team Diallo

Diallo team.

The foundation of a good player.

[Quote]Then he jumps and wraps his legs around his coach like a girl does when her man comes homes from the military.

Daddy exterminates the Rat!

Zverev fails to vulture yet another 250. What a loser!

Daddy Fritz wins BOSS Open by defeating RFC in straight sets.

Hail, Maria! Over ova, Anisim at Queen's Club.

Diallo defeats Zsa Zsa at 's-hertogenbosch in straight sets.

Nice to see the love between them at the net as Diallo moves into the top 50 and they head to Wimby as a doubles team.

Welcome to the club, Gabriel.

Our cute GAY Brazilian, Joao Reis Da Silva, just won his final in the Santa Fé Challenger... in STRAIGHT sets. He's on a 10 match winning steak and shoots up to 266 in the rankings, just 7 off his highest position (back in 2023).

If he can keep up this momentum we could see him regularly in the qualifications for slams, and hopefully either direct entry or wildcards for the South American swing 250s next year.

[quote] wildcards for the South American swing 250s next year

You go, boy! I'm your ally.

I must say, that blond dye job certainly gives Diallo a glow-up; I mean, he's not the prettiest guy on the tour

"Our cute GAY Brazilian, Joao Reis Da Silva, just won his final in the Santa Fé Challenger... in STRAIGHT sets. He's on a 10 match winning steak and shoots up to 266 in the rankings, just 7 off his highest position (back in 2023)."

He's still in Challenger and Futures purgatory. I hope the catches a break - a qualifying wildcard to a main tour tournament and he someone makes it through and wins a match or something. I'd love to see a gay player get to main tour level. But it's rough out there.

Yes Diallo!!! Congrats! 👏

I'd like to see the USTA make a statement and give Joao Reis Da Silva a wildcard into the main draw, or at least the quallies. It'll probably never happen, but it would say a lot.

^ Of the US Open, that is.

Fritz beats the RFC again

More Mark Lajal.

"I'd like to see the USTA make a statement and give Joao Reis Da Silva a wildcard into the main draw, or at least the quallies. It'll probably never happen, but it would say a lot."

With his ranking, maybe qualies wildcard, R312. Even that would be a big deal. I can't see a main draw wildcard - though it would be nice. I'd imagine some people would complain since a main draw wild card is such a big deal in terms of guaranteed money and points - even losing in the first round. He's not American, not from a reciprocity country for wildcards, not a young upstart (he's 25) seen as potentially being a star, not a grizzled and/or popular veteran who was successful and dropped in the rankings. But, again, it sure would be nice.

Happy for Diallo. I like the smaller stories as well as the big stuff. It's an amazing accomplishment to win a main tour title - even a 250. Good for him.

Don't dangle a wildcard in front of him so he can fail ugly. He has to be confident , that comes with earning your position. Otherwise, you know what the chatter will be ...

[quote] But, again, it sure would be nice.

A wildcard for qualies would be fine. Who cares what the chatter will be.

If you're around the Top 200 - and he's not far off that -an invitation for a quallies wildcard would be normal. The first round of Slam qualification is 128 players - which takes you down to c. 200 in the rankings if you assume all eligilbe players enter (of course, in reality, many players don't due to injuries, disliking the the surface, more realistic opportunities for points in Challengers etc.)

D'awww... Foki got married in a relaxed beach affair in Marbella, Arthur Fils in attendance.

Is this where we discuss the Lexus Nottingham Open?

Iga is ranked #8, love to see it!

Is this where we discuss the Berlin Grass Court Championship?

Carlitos gave up his ass to Odell Beckham Jr!

THIS IS A LITERAL FACT!

The RIDICULOUSLY buff, Andrea Pellegrino - Perugia Challenger Champion

ADF's wedding looks lovely. Great vibes.

A ton of good matches today! ADF against Alcaraz should be fun.

Watch this, especially the last clip. I swear it looked like Alcaraz and JCF were about to kiss.

Happy for Etcheverry! Also, Cerundolo better win today after that fiasco in RG. No wonder people accuse him of match fixing. That shit was pathetic.

ADF pulled out. Noooo. This makes me so sad. I was looking forward to that match!

R332 ADF probably fucked to exhaustion on his wedding night!

Speaking of fuckboys.... Carlitos at Queens practice... damn, boy!

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz to form blockbuster partnership at US Open - as Grand Slam champions team up for revamped mixed doubles event

Emma Raducanu will form a blockbuster mixed doubles partnership with two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open’s revamped mixed doubles event this year.

The US Open have moved the tournament to the week before the main singles draws in an effort to attract big names - and they have certainly succeeded.

Raducanu has often spoken of her admiration for Alcaraz’s creative, free-flowing game and was in the crowd to watch the 22-year-old Spaniard beat Novak Djokovic to win his second Wimbledon title last year.

The British No1 reached the last 16 of Wimbledon last year, and partially put that form down to watching Alcaraz.

‘The last couple matches I’ve been following Carlos, and it’s just good to watch before my match,’ she said.

‘And sometimes in certain moments you in a way try to emulate certain shots.’ The entry list is still provisional but if two of the most famous players in tennis do make the start line, the interest would be huge.

Jack Draper is also on the entry list, to play with Chinese world No4 Qinwen Zheng.

In all there are 10 Grand Slam champions in a glittering field which also includes Nick Kyrgios teaming up with Naomi Osaka and tennis power couple Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Others pairs on the list are: world No1 Jannik Sinner and Emma Navarro, Novak Djokovic and fellow Serb Olga Danilovic, Italian duo Jasmine Paolini and Lorenzo Musetti, Russians Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev, Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz, Aryna Sabalenka and Grigor Dimitrov, Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev.

There are also three All-American pairs: Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul; Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton; Frances Tiafoe and Madison Keys, and last year’s mixed doubles champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori.

There was plenty of wailing and gnashing of teeth at the unfairness of this - but it is tough to argue with that entry list.

Kyrgios and Osaka?

Dumb and Dumber.

Captain Jack lays down a Big D performance to dispatch Jenson Brooksby in two easy, breezy sets.

My money would be on seeing -fun

Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton

v.

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori

Shocked that Fonseca lost this match. Is it all hype with him???

Sinner and Emma Navarro?!

Alcarz and Raducanu?

No no no

Where is Coco' s partner?

No one cuckoo for Coco. It’s a limited draw….like a game of musical chairs, her music stopped.

Cerundolo lost again! Wtf?! To fucking Michelsen! He is done.

YELLton flops out to Rinderknech. Does he make any effort at all in non-slam tournaments?

There have been rumors about Alcaraz and Radacanu in the past. I wonder how much say they had in their partnership behind the scenes, since these pairings are being done solely for P.R. purposes. Though, Sinner and Navarro sounds like an insomniac's dream team.

Navarro’s father is a billionaire, allegedly. You could do worse for a bit of horseplay.

Sabalenka regrets her remarks after the French Open final against Coco

That actually sounds a bit more genuine than the usual PR pablum. Let's hope she does really mean it.

Alcaraz is not dating this one hit wonder

'Little Pig' Moutet shocks, SHOCKS Daddy!

Wins in three sets despite getting very wobbly in two service games serving for the match.

I didn’t know he knew overhand?!

High-def tv does Tracy no favors.

My beloved Demon out : ( What is going on with him?

Fritz is already flopping his grasscourt season. Love to see it. He can take Shelton along with him

^^^^

Nellie Negativity

Flopos Fritz

Carlitos gonna be hittin' Emma all through the grass season

Someone posted the US Open mixed doubles pairing on Reddit and at first, people were claiming it was fake news.

If true, it will completely fulfill the USTA's goal of making mixed a showy event. Stunty, indeed, and not so fair to the regular doubles players. But it will being people out more than mixed doubles usually does.

R353 glad Demanaur is flopping, cant stand him either. Hope Draper follows suite

Is she Jack’s sis?

Sweet words from Alcaraz about Draper.

I wonder how many "good on you, mate" DMs Fritz received for hitting Moutet in the face.

Why are they doing this to my gal Osaka,l?? teaming her up with that clown Kyriogos

My Canadian boys Dennis and FAA are playing doubles. Go Canada!

Jack is playing now!

With himself?🫣

Jack lost the first set :(

R366 No, with Popyrin.

Jack wins the second set!

Teaming up two hasbeens is a no brainer, R363

The Captain continues toi burnish his Top 10 fixture credentials - puts his foot down in the final set tie-break to take the win against a feisty A-Pop.

I seriously pity the moron here who 'guaranteed' us that Draper would be out the top 10 by the end of the year a few threads back.

You usually need about 3,200 ranking points to guarantee making the Top 10, and Draper's already on 2,790 before the halfway point in the season!

I think Nick K. and Osaka have business interests. I think she has some kind of sports agency and he's part of it.

Jack wins!

Jack won’t make the semis at Wimbledon!

Osaka and Kyrgios are both tedious and brain-damaged individuals so the pairing makes sense in other ways.

[quote]My Canadian boys Dennis and FAA are playing doubles.

With the way thigs are going, this will be their future

thighs*

Citybus FLOPS against Michelsen in Halle.

Stefanos is developing a rather alarming record against many of the top players born in the 00s:

0-6 vs Alcaraz 0-4 vs Rune 0-4 vs Fils 0-3 vs Michelsen 0-2 vs Draper

R374 but he will certainly give me a semi at Wimbledon

[quote] Citybus FLOPS against Michelsen in Halle.

Flopos Tsitsy!

The Mixed Doubles list is fun, but I just can't imagine Kyrgios showing up for that, he's pulled out of everything this year. So Naomi better start looking around....

You’re supposed to pull out before you shoot.

R381 She'll have to find someone who plays on the ATP.

The Lisha troll has become the Chrissie troll, to poor effect.

Sissypass.

RFC steps in after an advertising board lands on a spectator at Halle

Ruud is playing with Iga

[quote]Ruud is playing with Iga

Well he's certainly barking up the wrong tree

R378 funniest thing is that he still has a winning record over Sinner (6-3, including being the last person to beat him at the Australian Open), and it will won't change for a while cos the only way they'll be playing each other is if they're drawn in the first round

I kinda like Tsitsipas. I don't get why he gets so much hate. He seems nice enough and he's kinda hot. The only thing I find annoying is his relationship with Badosa.

I cannot believe Alcaraz himself used grasscaraz in the caption! Lol.

Kvitova is retiring at the US Open.

Not surprising now that she’s married with a baby.

Vkitova, however, will play til year-end.

[quote] Not surprising now that she’s married with a baby.

She had a baby?

Petra's emulating me, keeping the baby on the down low.

Someone had a BABY?

I still breastfeed my Holger

Great win for Tomy!

3 sets over Wubie. He managed to hold his nerve in the final set tie-break which has been one of his weaknesses over the past year.

Closely followed by a good win for Jacob Fearnley over Mad Dog Moutet at Queens.

Jacob's becoming a stealth candidate for the title of NuLegz

back to the crate with Mad Dog

Il Gingio team or Bublik enemy team?

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[quote] 12 September 2020

R403 Why are you showing us an article from five years ago?

Third set for Alcaraz and Munar.....talk about a loooooooong match.

R405 To draw an analogy for R396. Did you grow up in a swamp?

Munar's been very impressive. He just won't let Carlitos go. Hope he can pull it off.

Alcaraz was so bad today. I don't see him winning Wimbledon.

Weem-bleh-dohn.

Sinner/Bublik goes into third set.

Bubbles takes down Sinner in Halle

It's really not worth reading too much into these pre-slam warm-up tournaments. The top players are nearly always firing on all cylinders when the rubber meets the road when it counts.

That tattooed prison bitch Marketa Vondrousova looks to be back in the mix. Every couple of years she comes out nowhere to snag a big result and annoy everyone. Her next round is a rematch of the 2023 Wimbledon final with Off but now back Ons Jabeur.

I cannot BELIEVE how hard Bublik was hitting the ball today.

Ons...is she playing doubles at US Open?

Uhm Bublik beat Sinner???

Offul Ons 🥸

If Carlitos and Il Gingio do misfire at Wimbledon... this could well spell number 25 for Novaxx.

Maybe, he'll think "I've done it now: the quarter century - nothing more to hang around for" and retire.

Most likely it will just feed his bottomless need for more adulation and he'll continue on... and on...

It's just hit me: 10 years of Trump... and 20 years of Novaxx!

WHAT THE FUCK DID WE DO?????

R418 For fuck's sake, get a hold of yourself!

@ R418

MARY!!!!

R419 SLAP ME, WILLONA!

Bublik is such a wild card, sometimes he can play out of this world tennis (like yesterday vs Sinner or vs Draper at RG) but then it’s also no surprise when he loses to someone like Zsazsa or Watanuki.

Jane Fonda gives Carlitos some encouragement

Jannik Sinner hangs out with Andrea Bocelli on new single.

R418 is the definition of going from zero to 100. Lolz

Dtaper vs Nakashima into a third set

Big Jack has not been playing well this week tbh. Too many unforced errors and his serve has not been the weapon it should be on grass.

He’s still been good enough to grind it out so far and he will (probably) still beat Nakashima, but I don’t see him making it past Lehecka let alone Alcaraz on this form.

I hope he can sort it out for Wimbledon

The Captain, feeling like a right 'nana after losing the second set.

World No.1 tennis star Jannik Sinner releases shock duet with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli less than two weeks after all-time classic French Open final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz

nd Glory, on Friday, less than two weeks after the 23-year-old took part in an all-time classic French Open final defeat against Carlos Alcaraz.

The song has English and Italian lyrics and features the three-time grand slam champion repeating parts of his winning and losing speeches.

The homophobe lost again.

Not only did the homophobe lose, but the HOMOSEXUAL won - lucky 13th win on the bounce - and is through to the semi finals of the Bolivia Open Challenger.

One win away from cracking the top 250. Go Joao!

The song from Sinner is pathetic. What were his team thinking?

O Captain my Captain!

O Captain is one of the most thoroughly American poems ever written—a crime to use it in connection with some mealy Brit.

^ lighten up hun

Not a Hun

My grandfather died in the War at the hands of the Hun!

Taylor Fritz guesses the top 10 hottest men on the ATP tour

The fans have voted - 'Mealy Brit', Jack Draper is Number 1...

R439 Draper is hot though.

I was quoting another poster's description of Draper.

I think he's pretty objectively hot - strong facial features, good bone structure, muscular physique, good hair etc.

Draper is losing :(

R422 Just as I predicted, unfortunately :(

How the hell did Shelton make that list? He's the epitome of butter face

Yah! Pastey guy loses.

Swag appeal…

Jiri advances.

Cheer up, Jiri, you won!

Queen's Club

Carlitos team or RBA team?

Halle

Bublike enemy team or K. Hemsworth team?

RBA Team

I'm indifferent between Bublik and Khachanov - dislike them both. With a gun to my head I'll go for Karen as he's marginally less annoying.

Halle

Small Cat team or RFC team?

Third set now beginning.

The Small Cat had a couple of big chances to devour The Rat in the second set, but blew them.

I fear The Rat will easily make his escape in the final set.

Very good Draper lost. Also very good Sabalenka lost to Marketa.

Big Sab is now on my hate list

Small Cat Medwed advances

Hope Medvedev can take the title, he needs a bump, badly.

Also, ould be fun for Lehecka to take the Queens title, just to get Carlitos more hungry for Wimbledon.

Zsa Zsa lounging poolside and exuding glamour.

Queen's Club

Alcaraz (Garfia) team or Lehecka team?

Halle

Bublik Enemy team or Small Cat team?

Alcaraz (Garfia) team

Small Cat team

Super Marketa team

I see no glamour, only paella. That’s not how you win slams.

Casper out of Wimbledon - due to the knee injury... but somehow I feel he probably hasn't moved mountains to speed up the recovery.

I'm worried that Emma is love-bombing my Carlitos.

R461 Now he has more time to focus on his prep for the 250 in Bastad and the all-important post-Wimbledon clay swing.

[quote] Now he has more time to focus on his prep for the 250 in Bastad

[quote] Casper out of Wimbledon - due to the knee injury

250 reasons why Ruud withdrew from Wimbledon

[quote]I'm worried that Emma is love-bombing my Carlitos

Dame Emma was watching his match today

I'm getting a distinct aroma of PP from Dame Emma.

Run, Carlitos, run!

It's Jimmy and Chrissie all over again...or John and Chrissie...or Vitas and Chrissie...or Jack Ford and Chrissie...or Burt Reynolds and Chrissie...

Oh, Kei! You done messed up.

R467 It was important to evolve my game to stay competitive with the younger girls.

[quote] Oh, Kei! You done messed up.

He wanted to be the big Kei in the pond.

He took the phrase 'there's a Kei for every lock' a little too literally.

If it's any consolation, I haven't slept with Kei...yet...

She’s worst of the one Slam wonders.

Dame Emma wants summa dat Murcian polla

In the Arena: Serena Williams review – there is just no one in the world that matches up to her (and her sister)

This eight-part docuseries about one of tennis’s most decorated players paints a picture of an astonishing woman – and an even more astonishing sibling relationship

Poor Kei, caught with his zipper down.

Rafael Nadal granted noble title of marquis by King of Spain

Former world No. 1 Nadal, 39, will hold the title Marquis of Llevant de Mallorca, the island where he was born and lives. The title can be inherited by his descendants.

Does Marquis trump Dame in the hierarchy of nobility? Asking for a friend...

I had no idea the king of Spain still gives hereditary titles to non royals. Do any other European monarchs do this?

Of all people, I’d never have imagined Kei would be putting it about. The tennis world is full of surprises.

R477, that’s quite a title, far above a mere knighthood!

Bubbles beats Medvedev in Halle in straight sets. A dark horse to reach the Wimbledon semi final?

Jiri vs. Carlitos into third set.

[quote] I had no idea the king of Spain still gives hereditary titles to non royals.

I didn't either, but apparently these are the first titles he's given during his reign. These were given on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his accession to the throne.

Carlitos wins decisively in the third set at Queen's Club. Second Queen's championship for Carlitos.

Duke of Green Dirt arise, I command you.

Carlitos is clearly very proud of his 'outie'!

Good final - Lehecka pushed him hard.

Not the prettiest navel, but he makes up for it.

The honor was awarded in recognition of Nadal’s total loss of looks.

Wait til Queen Leonor “awards” Carlitos!

¡Dios mío!

So happy for Alcaraz!

[quote] So happy for Alcaraz!

Yay!

Si si

Leanor😵‍💫🍆

Hello, the gays! It's me - Shapo.

As a de facto Spanish tennis ambassador over the decades, Nadal is has displayed true excellence in sportsmanship, and and is most worthy of a title decreed by King Felipe Vl. His demeanor both on and off court is an example for all sport professionals. He is in fact held in the highest regard by athletes in all sporting disciplines worldwide.

Nadal is worthy.

I didn't know Chat GPT was now posting here!

What are Bublik’s, Medvedev’s and Zverev’s respective skin colors?

But is his eldest kid worthy, R495, cos they'll get the exact same reward.

[quote] But is his eldest kid worthy

Bebé ees worthy because he take care of hees mama in old age. What her name? Maria? Mary? Xishia? I only know her when go to bank.

^ sperm bank?

R497 you think you're funny, but you're not.

On court drama between little He Man Sakarro and Puntiseva

Is this where we discuss the Bad Homburg Open?

I'd like to talk about the Mallorca Championships presented by Ecotrans Group. Old bogan Tomic qualified for the main draw

[quote] I'd like to talk about the Mallorca Championships presented by Ecotrans Group.

I'm not quite certain if this is where we talk about it. Does anyone know?

That's a hard 32 at R504. Looks like Bernie's partying ways have caught up with his face. Tomic, Kyrgios, Becker, Capriati, Hingis and a few others should do a reality show in the aftermath of all that high life. Squandered? Hi Ho? Too Much Too Soon?

You cannot be serious, Medwedev! I’m going to kick the cat’s intestines out of you quicker than Zuh-veh-rev knocks out his girlfriends.

Tomic is a cunt and I know from cunts.

The Tomic story is the worst AI-written piece I’ve seen in a while.

Whet Gulbis? Has he disappeared into his real trust-fund life?

So sad to see Arthur join Casper in Wimby withdrawals. Munar really is a poor loser piece of work, accusing Fils of faking the injury. Glad to see him continue his losing ways in straight sets to Diallo in Mallorca today.

No way Fils was going to play Wimbledon. He could have fucked his back up for the long term.

Joint defeats Ons at Eastbourne.

Fils talks about his ongoing back injury here, stating that he's had back issues since his childhood because his "lower back is arched".

^^^^

and the problem is?

Its so pleasing to see Iga ranked #4 at Bad Homburg, of all.places

Happy for Emma that she's getting that huge Carlitos dick.

Not going to lie, I do think Carlos and Emma would make an adorable couple.

Le bummer. One ranking slot higher and La Lois could've lost in the first round of the main draw with dignity rather than crashing out ignominiously in the first round of qualies as the top seed.

That is shitty.

Is my boyfriend Camilo in the main draw?

MY boyfriend Camilo certainly is, I don't know about yours R521...

Looks like Boisson was a flash in the pants

Some guy named Billy Harris beat Norrie at Eastbourne.

Andy Murray set to have a say in design of his Wimbledon statue - as CEO reveals unveiling date for tribute to two-time champion

Andy Murray will play a role in designing his statue at Wimbledon, which is planned to be unveiled in time for the Championships' 150th anniversary in 2027.

The two-time Wimbledon champion achieved three of his career peaks on the All England Club's iconic Centre Court, including his 2012 Olympic gold-medal win.

Discussions about how the club should commemorate the Briton's triumphs have been ongoing since Murray won his first Wimbledon in 2013 and became the first British man since Fred Perry 77 years prior to win the Grand Slam on home soil.

A statue ? Why?

Low standards at All England.

Navratilova deserves one, too

Well if she get one than so should Helen Wills Moody…she was the first Wimbledon it girl.

This could go on and on—build a statue garden as part of their expansion

I hate statues and busts of contemporary people.

Isnt Alize Cornet retired?

[quote] Isnt Alize Cornet retired?

No. It m’s only her nose that stopped working.

Iga is trying to be more friendly and engaging?

Osaka return needs a serious boost. My girl Naomi is STRUGGLING!

Osaka is a headcase.

She's just not a very bright player and hasn't added any new dimensions to her game. Even big ole, go-for-broke She Hulk has developed a decent slice and net game to round things out. Osaka remains completely incompetent when drawn into the forecourt.

So the plot thickens. What major tournament will put out for the Novaxx statue?

Rafa was obvious for Roland Garros, and he got it. Plus a court plaque on Chatrier

Now Andy gets a statue at Wimbledon.

US Open would never think of a statue to any other than an American citizen.

Novaxx has the most titles at 10 for the Aus Open, and rightfully if he gets a statue, that's the tournament to do it; BUT, they did DEPORT him ....bwhahahaha...so maybe just a court plaque in Laver?

[quote] so maybe just a court plaque in Laver?

They name stadiums after the GOAT.

[quote] So the plot thickens. What major tournament will put out for the Novaxx statue?

As the Aus open has already dedicated a stadium to Court, they should rename themselves the Repulsives Slam and put up a statue of Novaxx.

Crackhead Dan Evans shocks ODS Tommy in Eastbourne.

Tommy did look rather delicious in aqua green while losing, tho

The Beast slayed Beauty

[QUOTE] ODS Tommy

why is he called this again?

R543, it was originally Our Dear Sweet Dumb Tommy but was shortened to Our Dumb Sweet (ODS) Tommy.

Our Dear Sweet…

Sad for Naomi. Wish she would get better at her game

Carson Branstine. A new Canadian surprise right on the heels of Victoria Mboko. Two really interesting emerging stories….

I was glad to see Branstine take out Andreescu in qualifying.

She’s American, who chose Canada over the US for international representation. She’s been on the jr circuit and NCAA for many years—not really new.

According to her Wiki, Carson's mother is Canadian. Carson started training at the National Training Centre in Montreal in 2016 and has been representing Canada since 2017.

She grew in So. California— they chose Canada for training and development opportunities.

My boy, ADF, daredevil-diving his way to a win over Novaxx-wannabe, Mensik, in Eastbourne.

I love tennis but hoo-boy I'm taking a break this week. The French was intense this year and Wimbledon always is!

R533 I hear you.

I'm just about mustering up enough enthusiasm to follow some of my favourites playing in the tournaments this week, but it feels like an effort!

Taylor Townsend into the main draw. I like her.

Well done.

Eastbourne

Daddy Fritz team or Giron of the Great Ass team?

Mallorca

Michelsen team or RBA team?

[quote] Taylor Townsend into the main draw.

From townhouse to the main house.

GOTGA Team and RBA Team

All my favorites who played qualifying lost. Fucking NID. The players I root for alwayd lose. I'm so sick of it.

R559 I feel your pain - I had a couple sneak through: Cazaux and Gaydrian.

I also enjoyed seeing the young British Wilcard, Oliver Tarvet, get through - he's ranked in the 700s!

He can’t be that good or that smart if he was recruited at USD.

R561 USD is ranked #8 in all D1 men's tennis teams. They're REALLY good.

Also, August Holmgren from USD qualified this year for the main draw. That's pretty good bragging rights for USD.

Can we have Peppa as the featured player for the new thread?

Fuck no. We do hot men here.

I'd recommend Arthur Fils but he's not playing. In fact, things looks grim - he has a stress fracture in his back. There's literally nothing to do but rest while that injury heals - no pounding on his feet (maybe swim?). He had good momentum going into Roland Garros and momentum can be tough to reignite.

I feel we've done Musetti, Draper, Alcaraz. I don't find Shelton that attractive, but the sweaty clothes, hot body pics of him are always welcome.

How about some players who do get frequent mentions here but haven't been used in the OP before... or have been ,but rarely? I'm thinking Cobolli, Etcheverry, ADF, Cerundolo, Mackie, Tallon G, Zizou?

I'm sure there are others people can think of.

Please ADF, Cerundulo Etch Tallon Caolli etc. All you mentioned do not deserve this headline photo. You might as welll put Novak on there

Uhm Alcaraz? Sinner? Pick one

Then we end up just recycling the same five or six players ad infinitum. People suggested a change up.

Good idea, r567. We should vary it.

R571 I trust you to make a good - left field - choice

ODS Tommy needs shot of that clinging, pushy influencer Paige Pouty-Lips. Such a sweet boy.

Boss Daddy taps Giron’s great ass.

Is this where we talk about the Mallorca Championships presented by Ecotrans Group?

It'd be nice to see someone unfoul from the top 50/top 100 who isn't overdone on here.

DL ad nauseam: Fritz, Paul, Rune, Musetti, Draper, Dimitrov, Shapo, Giron

Unsung heroes:: FAA, Humbert, Popyrin, Diallo, La Monf, Mackie, Demon, ADF

Allergic to grass: Cerundolo, Comesana, Navone, Ugo Carabelli. Etcheverry, Machac

Overexposed: Bergs, Griekspoor, Cobolli, Mensik

Former faves fallen from favor: Coric, Hurkacz, Djere, Mmoh, Tomic

Sick leave: Fils, Shang, ZZZ

First timers through the Wimby qualies and into the main draw...

Is he qualified or luck loser?

Is he qualifier or lucky loser?

[quote] Is this where we talk about the Mallorca Championships presented by Ecotrans Group?

I'm not quite certain if this is where we talk about it. Does anyone know? How about R504?

You could put a woman on the new thread. I know you won’t, but you could.

I'd be totally down with Peppa

[quote] You could put a woman on the new thread. I know you won’t, but you could

[quote] I'd be totally down with Peppa

That is wrong! Shockingly wrong!

[quire] Every rep counts

Yeah - all 250 of them.

R584 roll in flour and find the wet spot

To me Daddy Fritz somewhat resembles the late actor Richard Jordan.

Have we ever had a hotter top 10? Musetti, Fritz and Draper. Damn!

Cerundolo's actually won a tournament on grass - Eastbourne in 2023 IIRC.

He's the Argentinian exception that proves the rule, I guess.

I think Finn, Otto Virtanen, has a ton of sex appeal and potential star quality.

Unfortunately he's also on the Wimbledon Sick List, having sustained an MCL injury in 's-Hertogenbosch, right after winning the grass Challenger in Birmingham.

generic Nordic

Wimbledon draw is out. Not too many difficult first round match ups for the top seeds.

Some potentially interesting match ups that caught my eye:

Humbert Vs Monfils

Rublev Vs Djere

Fearnley Vs Fonseca

Cerundolo Vs Borges

Fritz Vs Mpetschi Perricard

Djokovic Vs Muller

Norrie Vs Bautista Agut

Good draw for Alcaraz.

Horrible draw for Draper, we will not get to enjoy his beauty for long unless he’s on top form.

Big Jack’s predicted draw:

R1 - S.Baez R2 - M.Cilic R3 - A.Bublik R4 - J.Mensik QF - Djokovic SF - Sinner F - Alcaraz

Let me reformat that so it’s actually readable

Rd 1 - S.Baez

Rd 2 - M.Cilic

Rd 3 - A.Bublik

Rd 4 - J.Mensik

QF - Djokovic

SF - Sinner

F - Alcaraz

Bublik then Mensic is quite the one-two punch - I can't see Draper surviving both. They've both beaten in big tournaments him recently.

Novak, on the other hand - after a potentially tricky first round - has a relative cake walk to the QFs, comme d'habitude...

Rd 2 - Evans

Rd 3 - Michelsen

Rd 4 - De Minaur

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